“Stopping violent criminals — prosecuting & getting them off the street — BEFORE they commit more violent crimes is the most effective way to reduce murder rates. Let’s protect our citizens,” Cruz added.

That prompted the mayor of Chicago to blame all Republicans for the endless violence in the city.

“60 percent of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL — mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation,” Lori Lightfoot tweeted.

She also told Cruz to “Keep our name out of your mouth” — whatever that means.

60% of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation. Keep our name out of your mouth. https://t.co/yVM4JHL3xypic.twitter.com/pr613A3dpf

Gun control is back in the news after a mass shooting in Texas. Democratic presidential candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke decide the bast strategy was to spew a stream of profanities.

‘Don’t know how many people have been killed, the condition of those who have survived. Don’t know what the motivation is, do not yet know the firearms that were used, or how they acquired them. But we do know that this is f**ked up,’ O’Rourke wrote on Twitter.